DescriptionPosition Summary/Essential Duties:The Instrument Processing Technician role is responsible for performing quality assurance/maintenance for all automated processing equipment, ordering supplies, maintaining inventory volumes/expirations dates, receiving, sorting, decontaminating, sterilizing or high level disinfecting, labeling, packaging, preparing reusable medical devices for distribution, and tracking required/related data.Specific job duties include:* Performs quality assurance checks and maintenance for automated processing equipment as well as daily documentation in associated tracking logs.* Maintains inventory volumes, expiration dates and orders supplies in a fiscally responsible manner.* Maintains accurate logs for all related processing room requirements.* Adheres to UH policies, UH HLD SOP, UH guidelines and national standards for processing.* Identifies single-use equipment or equipment damage, pulls from circulation for use and communicates with service line.* Performs leak testing and decontamination procedure including manual cleaning verifications.* Prepares reusable equipment for high level disinfection or sterilization.* Performs sterilization or high level disinfection according to manufacturer IFUs, national standards and UH policy.* Sorts, labels, packages and inventories reusable equipment for distribution and chargeback totals.* Participates as a productive member of Ambulatory Safety by attending meetings and supporting the department by being a team player.* Maintains positive relationships with patients, customers, and co-workers.Equal Opportunity Employer -- minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity